Hull of the Dutch ship Geloof; from ahead, port side
Drawing
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
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Place of origin |
The Geloof, Amsterdam, was built in 1661(?), with 76 guns; it was last mentioned in 1674. There is another, probably less accurate drawing of the ship from the same viewpoint by the younger van de Velde, dated 1661, in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Both drawings are of the same size, and there appears to be some unexplained connection between the two. The ship also appears in one of the drawings by the elder van de Velde of the Four Days’ Battle (June 1666), in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.
Object details
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Title | Hull of the Dutch ship Geloof; from ahead, port side (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Offset retouched with graphite and grey wash. |
Brief description | Drawing 'Hull of the Dutch Ship Geloof; From Ahead, Port Side', Willem van de Velde [the elder], Flemish School, 17th century |
Physical description | The Geloof, Amsterdam, was built in 1661(?), with 76 guns; it was last mentioned in 1674. There is another, probably less accurate drawing of the ship from the same viewpoint by the younger van de Velde, dated 1661, in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Both drawings are of the same size, and there appears to be some unexplained connection between the two. The ship also appears in one of the drawings by the elder van de Velde of the Four Days’ Battle (June 1666), in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at lower left corner, in graphite, geloof / [? lang] 140 voet / [? breedt] 40 voet; and at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s inv. no.), 4670. |
Object history | Gérard Leembruggen Jzn (1801–65), Hillegom, his sale, Amsterdam, Roos, Engelberts …, 5–8 March 1866, lot 686 (?): ‘willem van de velde. Vaisseaux de guerre de différentes dimensions, des chaloupes et autres navires. 61 dessins’ (to ‘Lamme’ reputedly on behalf of Locker-Lampson for 630 fl.[the equivalent of £57. 4s. 0d.]); Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821–95), London; from whom purchased (as part of a group of 61 drawings [inv. nos. 4651–4710 and 4696A] by the elder and younger Willem van de Velde) by the museum (L. 1958),10 May 1866 for £57. 4s. 0d. |
Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. I, Cat. 234, illus. p.263. |
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Accession number | 4670 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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